Fear Itself

Though mostly billed as an essay film about horror cinema in the lead-up to its release on the BBC iPlayer service, Charlie Lyne’s follow-up to his teen movie dissectionBeyond Clueless is more of an imaginative mosaic, less focused on drawing out clinical points about horror film technique and design than a broader reading of affecting cinema. In that vein it’s one of the most quietly impressive films of the year: an unassuming collection of clips skillfully patched together that acts as bot...